As I mentioned in my last column, I'm focusing a series of columns on the Holy Spirit over the next few weeks. Next I want to invite us to consider how and where we are to find the divine presence of ...

This is a week of favorite saints. May 25: The Venerable Bede (673-735) is the father of English history. May 26: St. Philip Neri, the jolly, joking saint who loved the catacombs. May 27: St.

As we try to listen deeply now to the Scripture lessons and draw from them guidance for our everyday life, I think it's important, especially from the Gospel, to hear Jesus telling us, "I've told you ...

Fifty days after Easter we celebrate the feast of Pentecost, which commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit. Today’s readings focus on the role of the Spirit in sustaining the community after Jesus’ ...

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput spoke to World Youth Day participants in a teaching session titled, “Called to live in the Holy Spirit” on Wednesday morning. During his address he explained the ...

A lot can be said for vicarious experiences — they don’t hurt as much, and they can save us from a lot of heart ache. But, it seems to me that most of us only learn the hard way. It’s too bad that we ...

The earliest Christians believed that Christ, although no longer present in the flesh, remained among them. Many words described this presence, but one of the most common was Spirit. New Testament ...

Can the Spirit of God be at work when we see marvelous things side-by-side with elements that rightfully raise caution? We are living in extraordinary times, perhaps a moment of history that is ripe ...

So, can a prayer written by AI be “real”? Nearly every prayer we use is, in one sense, borrowed. The Psalms, Cranmer’s ...